Tsunami threat after Russia quake: Full list of countries and islands at risk

Tsunami threat after Russia quake: Full list of countries and islands at risk

July 30, 2025   10:14 am

Several countries are under tsunami threat after a powerful 8.7-magnitude earthquake struck Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula. Tsunami waves have already reached parts of Russia’s Kuril Islands and Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido.

Here is the complete list of countries and islands where tsunami waves could strike, as per US tsunami warning system.

Tsunami Waves Over 3 Meters Possible:

  • Ecuador
  • Russia
  • Northwestern Hawaiian Islands

 

Tsunami Waves Between 1 to 3 Meters Possible:

  • Chile
  • Costa Rica
  • French Polynesia
  • Guam
  • Hawaii
  • Japan
  • Jarvis Island
  • Johnston Atoll
  • Kiribati
  • Midway Island
  • Palmyra Island
  • Peru
  • Samoa
  • Solomon Islands

 

Tsunami Waves Between 0.3 to 1 Meter Possible:

  • Antarctica
  • Australia
  • Chuuk
  • Colombia
  • Cook Islands
  • El Salvador
  • Fiji
  • Guatemala
  • Howland and Baker Islands
  • Indonesia
  • Kermadec Islands
  • Kosrae
  • Marshall Islands
  • Mexico
  • Nauru
  • New Caledonia
  • New Zealand
  • Nicaragua
  • Niue
  • Northern Mariana Islands
  • Palau
  • Panama
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Philippines
  • Pitcairn Islands
  • Pohnpei
  • Taiwan
  • Tokelau
  • Tonga
  • Tuvalu
  • Vanuatu
  • Wake Island
  • Wallis and Futuna
  • American Samoa
  • Yap

 

(With inputs from agencies)

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